Unfortunately every western nation needs to boycott all American military hardware.
rav4v6 on
Orange monstrosity additional tarrif meltdown coming in 3 2 1…
Findlaym on
Canadian here. People are very scared of the instability. In the past 3 elections the trump rhetoric has won twice and almost won once. That’s 10 years and the last 2 years are out of control. We have got to diversify our trading partners because the voters that elected trump aren’t going anywhere after he leaves.
_Phil_McCracken_ on
The pragmatic choice. America has proven it cannot be trusted.
YourShowerCompanion on
Dispaer Donnie, Couch rapist, Dumb McNamara & MAGA Inc. are going to throw tantrums.
middlechildanonymous on
Good for them
StickaFORKinMyEye on
Canada is also looking to replace their submarines and they’ve been talking to Germany and South Korea.
I’m in a border city and we share our public radio with Toronto (BTPM). It’s fascinating to hear how Canada is very actively moving away from the US on my drive into work. Multiple them with the other allies we’re driving away and the US is going to be a poorer nation over time.
PoliticalSasquatch on
Beyond the general instability of dealing with the current US administration there are a couple key reasons for this.
The main factor is the base plane is made in Canada by bombardier so this directly supports our aerospace and defence industries as well as interoperability with Sweden and other Nordic allies.
The other is the US’ sudden pivot away from their own replacement AWACs in favour of satellite tracking via the golden dome. Creates uncertainty around parts and longevity of the platform despite a few other allies purchasing it.
A wise choice moving forward I think.
Exotic-Ferret-3452 on
Hope Sweden provides plenty of extra S-shaped Allen keys for assembling those jets
DegTrader on
When your closest neighbor and historical best friend starts viewing you as an unpredictable geopolitical risk instead of a reliable partner, you’ve officially failed the room.
mec287 on
Good. It’s based on a Canadian Bombardier platform and helps keep the defense industry less concentrated.
mfhandy5319 on
I’d be fearful of buying a $100M jet fighter only to find out that radar is now a subscription service for $1M a month.
the_chin2 on
Canada makes Bombardier planes anyway so a logical choice.
Space_Sweetness on
Nice 💛💙
gelatineous on
A key consideration for states when dealing with the US is reliability. Everything, up to standing deals about security arrangements, becomes a bargaining chip. The UK is keenly aware of this, and so are we.
almosthomegirl on
This would fall under FAFO.
Bishopjones2112 on
That’s a weird way of putting it. How about this, Canada decided to choose an early warning aircraft from a supplier who is reliable and doesn’t threaten national sovereignty. That makes more sense right. Sounds more in line with reality.
Purify5 on
SAAB is going to build 1/3 of the fleet in Canada.
Why choose planes that are totally built in America?
michaelfkenedy on
For the Saab GlobalEye, not the Gripen, for anyone wanting to save a click.
The fighter decision is still out there.
ywgflyer on
This is kind of a non-story. The Saab product is an electronics suite that goes on top of a Canadian-manufactured bizjet, so in essence, it’s “Canada buys Canadian airplanes with Swedish radar bolted onto them”.
gwelfguy on
It’s actually a Canadian made aircraft (Bombardier) with Saab’s mission package. So it makes 100% sense for Canada to support it’s own aerospace industry. Given that Canada is already buying 14 (+2 option) Boeing P-8 aircraft, the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail would’ve been overkill. The L3Harris platform was a non-starter.
mmliu1959demo on
This maybe a thought process that other nations may adopt.
a_cat_named_larry on
The FAFO crowd is in the FO stage.
gdabull on
The US still hasn’t decided on production of the E-7, so realistically, the Globaleye is the only show in town anyway. This decision was more practicality based rather than political. The RAF are having a nightmare converting 737s to E-7s with cost overruns. Unless the US had announced firm orders for the E-7 that could be piggy backed on, no one would have picked it, unless they have deep pockets.
masstransience on
Who could’ve seen this coming!?!?!?
obi_wan_peirogi on
The aircraft are bombardier… canadian… the tech it will be outfitted with is swedish (saab)
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Canada loves Sweden except in curling
Good.
I don’t blame them one iota
Unfortunately every western nation needs to boycott all American military hardware.
Orange monstrosity additional tarrif meltdown coming in 3 2 1…
Canadian here. People are very scared of the instability. In the past 3 elections the trump rhetoric has won twice and almost won once. That’s 10 years and the last 2 years are out of control. We have got to diversify our trading partners because the voters that elected trump aren’t going anywhere after he leaves.
The pragmatic choice. America has proven it cannot be trusted.
Dispaer Donnie, Couch rapist, Dumb McNamara & MAGA Inc. are going to throw tantrums.
Good for them
Canada is also looking to replace their submarines and they’ve been talking to Germany and South Korea.
I’m in a border city and we share our public radio with Toronto (BTPM). It’s fascinating to hear how Canada is very actively moving away from the US on my drive into work. Multiple them with the other allies we’re driving away and the US is going to be a poorer nation over time.
Beyond the general instability of dealing with the current US administration there are a couple key reasons for this.
The main factor is the base plane is made in Canada by bombardier so this directly supports our aerospace and defence industries as well as interoperability with Sweden and other Nordic allies.
The other is the US’ sudden pivot away from their own replacement AWACs in favour of satellite tracking via the golden dome. Creates uncertainty around parts and longevity of the platform despite a few other allies purchasing it.
A wise choice moving forward I think.
Hope Sweden provides plenty of extra S-shaped Allen keys for assembling those jets
When your closest neighbor and historical best friend starts viewing you as an unpredictable geopolitical risk instead of a reliable partner, you’ve officially failed the room.
Good. It’s based on a Canadian Bombardier platform and helps keep the defense industry less concentrated.
I’d be fearful of buying a $100M jet fighter only to find out that radar is now a subscription service for $1M a month.
Canada makes Bombardier planes anyway so a logical choice.
Nice 💛💙
A key consideration for states when dealing with the US is reliability. Everything, up to standing deals about security arrangements, becomes a bargaining chip. The UK is keenly aware of this, and so are we.
This would fall under FAFO.
That’s a weird way of putting it. How about this, Canada decided to choose an early warning aircraft from a supplier who is reliable and doesn’t threaten national sovereignty. That makes more sense right. Sounds more in line with reality.
SAAB is going to build 1/3 of the fleet in Canada.
Why choose planes that are totally built in America?
For the Saab GlobalEye, not the Gripen, for anyone wanting to save a click.
The fighter decision is still out there.
This is kind of a non-story. The Saab product is an electronics suite that goes on top of a Canadian-manufactured bizjet, so in essence, it’s “Canada buys Canadian airplanes with Swedish radar bolted onto them”.
It’s actually a Canadian made aircraft (Bombardier) with Saab’s mission package. So it makes 100% sense for Canada to support it’s own aerospace industry. Given that Canada is already buying 14 (+2 option) Boeing P-8 aircraft, the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail would’ve been overkill. The L3Harris platform was a non-starter.
This maybe a thought process that other nations may adopt.
The FAFO crowd is in the FO stage.
The US still hasn’t decided on production of the E-7, so realistically, the Globaleye is the only show in town anyway. This decision was more practicality based rather than political. The RAF are having a nightmare converting 737s to E-7s with cost overruns. Unless the US had announced firm orders for the E-7 that could be piggy backed on, no one would have picked it, unless they have deep pockets.
Who could’ve seen this coming!?!?!?
The aircraft are bombardier… canadian… the tech it will be outfitted with is swedish (saab)
American here. Good for you Canada